LO1: Understand and overcome barriers to cohesion between members within group dynamics in a range of different settings.
LO2: Recognise a range of different team models within workflows and their application.
LO3: Reflect upon your team dynamics and effectiveness using research findings that include reference to the current team status.
LO4: Discuss and provide resolutions for the individual requests, problems, and actions of others and how to fulfil a variety of roles within different group dynamics.

Assessment 1 - Presentation on Group Dynamics
Students will take part in a group learning project that includes a variety of team-based learning tasks to evaluate and understand their group dynamics and give a presentation on how effectively they were able to work as a team throughout the team forming process.
LO1, LO3.

Assessment 2 - Team Dynamics Report
After their group learning project, students will research and apply current group dynamics theories to reflect upon, explain and evaluate their and their groups performance within a groupwork setting critically.
LO2, LO4

The module aims to provide students with an environment to develop strong team building skills. Students will work on a range of different tasks in groups to highlight and build their team cohesion skills while considering a range of theoretical approaches in application.

Topics include
- Groups lifecycles
- Understanding working styles
- Conflict management
- Trust
- Collaboration
- Management efficiency
- Motivation within dynamics
- Teamwork planning
- Group contract development
- Self-assessment
- Peer assessment
- Individualism

Barely any parts of the esports sector (or any adjacent industry) exist with people working in isolation. In this practical application focussed module, students will develop their understanding of how to effectively work within various team dynamics and redefine their abilities to overcome obstacles as a group. Students will then reflect upon and apply current working theories to their groups’ performance, to prepare for the integration into the inevitable teamwork in and industry setting.

Students will be expected to engage in a variety of learning strategies, including but not limited to:
- Tutor led formal presentations
- Workshops and group-based tutorials
- Discussion/debate cantered learning
- Participation in group activities, including presentations and discussion panels
- Directed reading
- Self-directed/independent research

Book list and reference resources will be located in module handbooks and updated annually (amendments confirmed at the Annual Planning Event).
- Dyer, W.G. and Dyer, J.H. (2020)¿Beyond team building¿: how to build high performing teams and the culture to support them. First edition. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley.
- Dyer, William G., Dyer, W. Gibb and Dyer, J.H. (2007)¿Team building proven strategies for improving team performance. 4th ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bas
- Mackin, D. (2007)¿The team building tool kit¿: tips and tactics for effective workplace teams. 2nd ed., updated and expanded. New York, New York: AMACOM.
- QUICK, T.L. (1992) Successful Team Building. 1st edition. AMACOM.
- Kayser, T.A. (2011)¿Building team power¿: how to unleash the collaborative genius of teams for increased engagement, productivity, and results. Second edition. New York: McGraw-Hill.
- Guillot, T.L. (2002)¿Team Building in a Virtual Environment. 1st edition. Place of publication not identified: American Society for Training & Development.

University Library
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Reading list
VLE learning support material to be provided for independent /self-directed learning.
Module handbooks
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